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HARNESS SADDLE.

Patented Feb. 3, 1885.

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\VILLIAM I'I. SIPPERLY, OF FISHKILL, ASSIG-NOR OF ONEIIALF TO \VILLIAM II. JACKSON, OF MATTEAWVAN, NEWV YORK.

HARNESS SADDLE.

SFIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,856, dated February 3, 1885.

1 Application filed November 24, 1884. (No model.)

To CLZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SIPPERLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fishkill, in the county of Dutehess and State 5 of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Harness-Saddles, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to saddles for cartharness; and it consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully de scribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view oi myimproved saddle. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a saddle repre senting a modification.

My invention pertains tothat class of sad- 2 5 dles in which the pads are pivoted to the tree so as to permit their adjustment to different angles in order to properly fit different-sized animals. In so pivoting the parts I prefer to employ the construction shown, which con sists in pad-blocks A, on which are secured, by bolts or otherwise, plates B, provided with upwardly-projected lugs or ears B, between which are pivoted knuckles 0, depending from the tree 0. It will be evident, however, that the pivot could be effected in various other ways without departing from the principles of this invention. The tree may be formed with a groove extended longitudinally in its upper side to receive the back-chain, as shown.

I provide the tree with bearing bars or plates D D, having horizontal portions (1 extended below the trees above the edges of the pads. Bolts E E are projected upward from the pads and through the portions (Z of the bearing-bars 5 1). Nuts F G are turned on bolt E, one above and held at any suitable angle desired.

IVhile I prefer to use the form of tree shown in Fig. l and the arrangement of bear- 5o ing-bar D and the nuts F G under the main portion of the tree, it is manifest that good results could be had by simply passing the bolt E through the body of the tree and set ting nuts F G above and below the said body,

as is shown in Fig. 2. The belt E may be formed integral with the plate B; but it is preferably made separate, and secured by a keeper, as H, or other suitable device, by which it may be held from rotation. It will be understood that the bolt E might be swiveled at its lower end in the pad and screw-threaded into and through the tree, so that by rotating such bolt the pad may be set to any suitable angle, though it is preferred to use the nuts F G, 6 5 as thereby the strain is not exerted so directly on the thread, and a stronger construction is provided.

In the preferred construction shown in Fig.

1 the tree is formed with a chain-groove cov- 7o ered at its ends by keepers I I, and near its middle by keepers J J, supporting the driv ing and check-rein terrets, as shown. These loops or keepers serve to retain the chain in the tree-groove, preventing it from becoming displaced.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

I. The combination, with the tree and the pads pivotally supported thereon, of the bolts secured to the pads and projected through suitable openings in the tree,and nuts turned on the bolts, one above and the other below that portion of the tree through which they are passed, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the tree provided with bearing-bars having bolt-openings and arranged below the body of the tree, the pads pivot-ally supported onthe tree, and bolts extended from the pans through the openings in the bearing-bars, substantially as set forth.

3. In a harness-saddle, the combination of the tree provided with bearing-bars having. boltopenings, the pads, the bolts projected 5 irom the pads through the openings through the bearing-bars, and nuts turned on the bolts In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 10 above and below the bearing-bars, substanpresence of two witnesses. tially as set forth.

4. As an article of manufacture, a cart-sad- WVILLIAM H. SIPPERLY. 5 dle tree made of metal having in its upper v side a chain-groove open the greater part of Witnesses: its length, and provided near its ends with HENRY B. BEVIER, keepers I, extended above the chain-groove, SYLVEsTER H. MARC. substantially as set forth. 

